Charged-off accounts can receive Automated Clear Housing (ACH) credits which create a positive balance in the account. Clients can request that these funds be issued to them without reopening the account. Note: Clients have Bank Online access for 45 days after the account is closed/charged-off to access their statements.
To handle these requests, do the following:
- Determine the identity of the client by using one of the following:
- In Xperience > Customer & Account Inquiry.
- Search by Client Name, Account Number, Client Information File (CIF), or Tax Identification Number (TIN).
- Click History.
- Ensure that all credits creating a positive balance are hard-posted to the account. Do not release funds in a memo post status.
- View the deposit or ACH credit creating the positive balance to ensure the funds belong to the owner(s) of the account.
- Click on the ACH item
- View ACH Account Details > Individual Name
- Ensure the person named is the same on the account
- If the names are different, do not proceed, direct the client to the IRS website. If the names match move to the next step. For example:
- If the names are different, do not proceed, direct the client to the IRS website. If the names match move to the next step. For example:
- Choose the correct debit memo ticket:
- Checking/Money Market account – Checking/MoneyMarket Account (MMA) debit memo
- Savings/Club account – Savings/Club debit memo
- On the debit memo, enter the following information legibly:
- Date
- Title of account
- Account number
- Miscellaneous debit tran. code (50)
- Balance in charged-off account
- Approved by
- Obtain the client's signature on the debit memo.
- Record the client's identification information (for example: ID number, expiration date) on the debit memo.
- Memo post the amount of the debit memo to the account. NOTE: The memo post is important to show the funds have been issued to the client. This prevents issuing duplicate funds, resulting in a loss if the client goes into another office or seeks assistance from another associate
- Click Memo Post.
- Click Add.
- Use the Transaction Type drop-down arrow to choose Debit.
- Enter Amount.
- In the Remarks field, enter Memo post to remove funds from C/O account not reopened.
- Click Memo Post.
- Issue a money order or cashier's check to the client for the amount of the debit memo.
- Place the debit memo and the credit copy (of the money order or cashier’s check) with the teller's work for processing.
- The item rejects the next day and appears on the unposted report. The report is reviewed by a Deposit Services associate for processing.